The acting and singing reign supreme in this musical. Every one of the characters has an excellent singing voice, each one better than the next. Every moment is bright and interesting…the Scottish/English-based story is resurrected excellently via acting, music and song with the technical aspects and accoutrements executed extremely well.
— Julia Rath, Around the Town Chicago
A charming, magical theatrical treat, a perfect way to begin the New Year...beautiful, alluring…this highly anticipated, magically mesmerizing musical adaptation of Sir James M. Barrie’s forgotten play is simply enchanting. Yes, ‘Mary Rose’ really is that good.
— Colin Douglas, Chicagoland Theatre Review
The musical, of course, belongs to Mary Rose, and [Stephanie] Stockstill, another BBE regular, wears the part like a fine petticoat. She trills like a nightingale, is both credibly innocent and menacing, and injects just the right amount of that old-school declamatory style without tipping into archness…Rutherford and Bouthiette’s adaption give it a magic sparkle.
— Patrick O'Brien, Chicagoland Musical Theatre
As Mary Rose, Stephanie Stockstill shifts between sparkle and portent, making it easy to feel her loved ones’ pain when she leaves them. In addition to vocal power, Stockstill and the rest of the cast bring naturalness to the plot’s supernatural and melodramatic turns.
— Susan Lieberman, Picture This Post
A delightfully clever ninety-minute production…Singing these songs is a very talented cast that always appear in sync with one another…Mary Rose is a very impressive new musical.
— Noel Schecter, Chicago Splash Magazine
There are some lovely songs here and the cast features a couple of excellent singers (most notable Kevin Webb)... Here’s a company that has managed to get up an intriguing new musical in the pandemic; born and raised up in Chicago, it’s worth your support.
— Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune
This is a show that needs to be seen…the terrific material here has the makings of a musical that moves an audience from every quarter to fall in love with it…the lyrics were delightful throughout.
— Aaron Hunt, New City Stage
A curious and engaging fantasy, by turns whimsical, melancholy, and macabre…Rutherford and Bouthiette have trimmed Barrie’s three-act drama into an economical 90-minute one-act…[Rutherford] has assembled an able cast, with two excellent singing actors, Stephanie Stockstill and Kevin Webb…besides their fine voices, their emotional authenticity brings gravity.
— Albert Williams, Chicago Reader
An excellent ghost story…there are many enticing moments here. Visually, the play works very well, and the ensemble makes it even better…the stories and performances are indeed wonderful…
— Karen Topham, Chicago On Stage

Mary Rose

A World Premiere Musical
Book & Lyrics by Ed Rutherford
Music & Lyrics by Jeff Bouthiette

Adapted from the play by J.M. Barrie (creator of Peter Pan!)

The show spins the tale of a haunted young woman named Mary Rose, and the mysterious supernatural connection between her, a manor house in Sussex, and a misty island in the Scottish Highlands.

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2021-2022 Non Equity Jeff Award Nominations:

Best New Work
Best Leading Actor in a Musical (Stephanie Stockstill)
Best Supporting Actor in a Musical (Kevin Webb)

January 7-February 12, 2022
At the Edge Theater, 5451 N Broadway St, Chicago

Performances Thursdays-Saturdays at 7:30 pm and Sundays at 3:00 pm
Opening Performance: Sunday, Jan 9 at 3 pm

Run time: Approximately 1 hour and 30 minutes, with no intermission

Starring:

Rosalind Hurwitz as Mrs. Otery
Michael Reyes
as Cameron
Maxel Schingen
as Simon
Jonathan Schwart
as Mr. Morland
Stephanie Stockstill
as Mary Rose
Maiko Terazawa
as Mrs. Morland
Kevin Webb
as Chaplain

Understudies: Quinn Corrigan (for Chaplain, Mr. Morland),
Jessica Lauren Fisher
(for Mary Rose, Mrs. Morland, Mrs. Otery),
Joey Harbert
(for Cameron, Simon)

To find out more about the cast, click here!
To find out more about the designers and crew, click here!
Click here to view the digital show program!

Known Understudy Performance Dates
On Thursday, January 27, Joey Harbert will play Simon.
On Thursday, February 3, Quinn Corrigan will play Mr. Morland.

COVID MITIGATION
All members of the cast and creative team are fully vaccinated. Our venue, the Edge theater, has up to date HVAC and ventilation, and we will only be selling up to 60% (out of 100) of our seats as general admission to allow for audience members to distance comfortably. All audience members must provide proof of vaccination while checking in (photo on your phone of vaccine card or actual vaccine card both accepted) and wear masks while in the venue. Concessions will not be sold in the lobby to minimize lowering of masks. Actors will be performing unmasked while onstage.